STEAD, Armit Willard
(Service number 49290)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 08/08/1897 | Place of Birth | Tapanui |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 57 Cargill Street, Dunedin | ||
| Occupation | Bookseller | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Allan STEAD (father), 11 Fritz Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 28th Reinforcements, Specialists Company, Machine-Gun Section | ||
| Date | 24 July 1917 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 25 November 1966 | Age | 68 years |
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| Place of Death | Ashburton | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ashburton Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Armit Willard Stead was the younger son of Allan and Eleanor (Nellie, née Starford) Stead. Armit, his brother Walter and sister Mavis were all educated at the Timaru Main School.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [05 February 2017]
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